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Kipper the Dog
Hissss!
It is a very hot day, a paddling pool kind of day. Kipper finds the pool in the cupboard. It's hot work blowing it up. Then, he hears a tiny hissss. Will Kipper find a way to keep cool?
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
About the author
Mick Inkpen
388 books67 followersMick Inkpen is one of the most popular author/illustrators in the world. His books have sold over 4 million copies, and have been translated into over twenty different languages. His best-loved characters are probably Kipper and Wibbly Pig – who are both stars of their very own TV series!
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
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November 30, 2018
A lovely short story about Kipper the dog who, on a hot summer day, chooses to cool down in a paddling pool. However, Kipper experiences troubles when he realises his paddling pool has a hole in it. Using his ingenuity, the paddling pool is fixed using the plaster from Kippers head.
This is an excellent story to use as an example of problem solving for younger children.
This is an excellent story to use as an example of problem solving for younger children.
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June 3, 2019
Fun book about Kipper cooling off which his inflatable pool which has a hole. He hears the hiss and fixes it.
September 10, 2021
Cute. So cute.
April 24, 2022
You cannot mend an inflatable paddling pool with a plaster. No.
August 4, 2026
Hockessin Library - Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time - 8.4.26
August 19, 2015
I grabbed Hissss! by Mick Inkpen in a charity shop and was happy with my purchase. The illustrations are very nice and the story is short and playful, but I didn't find it too captivating. Nevertheless, it is a cute story with lovely pictures, and my little girl enjoyed it.
April 7, 2016
Kivoja kuvia ja tarinakin melkein.
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